Magela hardyhead

Magela hardyhead
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Genus: Craterocephalus
Species: C. marianae
Binomial name
Craterocephalus marianae
Ivantsoff, Crowley & G. R. Allen, 1991

The Magela hardyhead or Mariana's Hardyhead (Craterocephalus marianae) is a species of fish in the Atherinidae family endemic to Australia.[1] It has a very restricted distribution, only found in the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory where it inhabits shallow and fast-flowing freshwater creeks.[2] The fish has a high thermal tolerance, like some other species in the Craterocephalus genus, and may tolerate water temperatures up to 39.5º.[2]


References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Craterocephalus marianae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.
  2. 1 2 Thompson, Vanessa. "Mariana's Hardyhead, Craterocephalus marianae". Fishes of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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